99 Episode 99: The Different Sharp Flavor (1/2)

”Good morning, gentlemen.”

The next morning, we were at the Adventurer Alliance demolition site to continue the demolition class.

”Today I'm going to have yesterday followed by the dismantling of the Green Dragon. And from today's course, we will have the dragon material dismantled using the dismantling knife on the dismantling table.”

Everyone's gaze is drawn to the knife placed on the dismantling platform by their side.

”You're gonna use this? That's a lot lighter.”

The demolishers with the knife in their hands raise their surprise at its lightness.

”And it's thin. Are you sure you can disassemble a dragon with a knife like this?

The demolishers, suspiciously holding the knife, stick the knife in the skin of the green dragon.

Then...

”Whoa!? What the hell!? The knife stabbed you without any resistance!?”

”You say stabbing, or it's like sinking into a stew. It's useless!?”

An unexpected knife cleavage surrounds the dismantling ground with a voice of confusion.

”This is why you and Mr. Lune had different cuts in the skin of the disintegrated dragon yesterday.”

”” ”” ”This is it!?” ”

”Dude, what the hell does that mean!? Are you going to tell me that the knife that lady over there had was better cut than our demolition knife or something?

and points to Mr. Lune, whose demolisher is demolishing elsewhere.

”Yes, you're right. The difference between the cuts on the skin of the dragon that Mr. Lune and you dismantled was simply caused by the difference in tools.”

”Huh? Seriously!?”

He never thought the line he joked about was the right one, and the dismantler gives him a surprise look.

”Mr. Lune, could you come for a moment?”

”Huh? Oh, yes!

I'll have Mr. Lune and the demolisher near me come. [M]

”Can you lend me the knife that you two broke up the skin of the dragon yesterday?

”Huh? Yes”

”Oh, wow.”

When I receive the knife they used to dismantle me, I cut off the green dragon skin placed on the table.

And everyone stares at the sight.

”” ”” ”Is this...!?” ””

”The cuts cut with your lady's knife are beautiful there, but the cuts cut with Mock's guy's knife are worn out”

”Are you sure it's the difference between what you get?

I look at the cuts on the green dragon skin, and the demolishers look at this one in confusion.

”As you can see, I could confirm that Mr. Lune's knife had better sharpness. The smoothness of the incision is simply the difference between the blades, since this time I cut it unconstructively without looking into the skin's eyes”

”Are you serious...”

The demonstrators glance at Mr. Lune's knife with indignation.

”But we're real demolishers!? Because the quality of the tools is somewhat good, does that make a difference in the incision?!?”

Yeah, if it's a tool that sure doesn't make a big difference, it doesn't make that much difference.

How easy it would be to blow away the advantages of the tools with the forged technology of the Ningro demolishers.

But...

”Mr. Lune's knife is made with quite a few techniques above, both materials and fabrication, compared to the dismantling knife you use. That's the difference between a stone knife and a Mithril knife.”

”” ”” So much!? ””

The demonstrators raise their voices of surprise and look at Mr. Lune.

”Oh, well... I'm sure my knife is a family heirloom from my ancestors, but can you tell just by looking at it?

and Mr. Lune asks with a surprised face.

”Yeah, you'll know as soon as you see the blade. This knife is full of... No, it's a personal secret around here, so it's not a good idea for me to talk on my own, is it? Anyway, it's better than your demolition knife.”

Yeah, it's not like it's a particularly awesome material, but it would still be rude to tell Bella about someone else's belongings.

”Shh, wow, what an appraisal eye you knew so much from just looking... I knew you were... ha!?”

And Mr. Leune, who almost said something, hurriedly shuts his mouth.

”What's wrong, Mr. Lune?

”Yes, no, anything!

”Now, back to that, for those reasons, I decided that the reason why you didn't cut off the green dragon skin was simply the tool itself.”

I take the same knife I gave everyone. [M]

”When it comes to tools, the materials used and the processing techniques are important. You can only do crude things with tools made of low quality materials and awkward technology. You can also compensate for that with technology, but if the quality of the material is low, there are limits to compensating with your arms. By analogy, no matter how beautifully sharpened a wooden knife is, you can't cut a chunk of iron.”

”But if you're my brother, you're going to cut a wooden knife.”

”Yeah, I can hang up.”

”” ”” ”Are you going to cut it!?” ””

Gyro, when I answered your question, I ate the total scratch from everyone.

”Well, that's just using the moves to cut it, and you can't usually cut it with a wooden knife, can you?”

”No, I'm more concerned about talking about cutting iron chunks with a wooden knife.”

”Me, too.”

”Well, that has nothing to do with this course, so let's just put it away”

”” ”” When they put it down, that bothers me!

Leave that voice alone, it's a continuation of the course now.

”It's pretty important to have the right tools. This is a serious story, and few people who believe in technology despise the quality of their tools. Because a lot of people unconditionally believe that they can do enough work with low-quality tools.”

There's quite a few of them, aren't there, people like that?

Convenient tools are sweet - say something.

”But that's a big mistake. What matters is the balance between technology and tool quality. If only the tools are good, they swing at the tools, and if only the arms are good, the tools break without going about the arms. Even if it's either good, it can't be true.”

Actually, there are places where I can't do all I can because of it, too.

I'm worried I might accidentally break it because I don't have the right material.

Well, a toughening effect with an extension of the physical strengthening magic will give you a lot of strength, so if you're about a Golden Dragon, you can fight enough with your current gear.

Oh yeah, I got the material for the corner golden dragon, so I guess I'll even make some new gear.

So put everyone's share together.

”Well, you know what I'm going to say. If you become a top adventurer, you will replace your equipment with nature to fight stronger enemies.”

and the adventurers who participated in the demolition course speak out in agreement.

”Yeah, we have a lot of tools in place to deconstruct the materials we keep from our customers.”

My parents agree with me again.

”Uh, thinking about it, it's like dismantling a dragon attacks a dragon that won't resist. Even if you don't resist, the target is a dragon, so it's not a great attack.”

Oh, Gyro, you said good things.

”Yeah, Gyro, you're right. The tools used to dismantle it are a weapon for the dismantlers.”

”Yay! My brother praised me!

”Yes, yes, good for you. So don't jump too much.”

Gyro, who was praised by me, looks so happy, and Mina is complaining about it.